Frankford man arrested on hunting violation

GEORGETOWN – DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers arrested a Frankford man July 15, following an investigation into antlered white-tailed deer being shot out of season.

Michael T. Hyson Jr., 30, was charged with one count of possession of unlawfully taken antlered deer and six counts of deer tagging violations – failure to attach tag to antlered deer, failure to retain tag on antlered deer, failure to retain tag on antlerless deer and three counts of failure to attach tag on antlerless deer.

He pled guilty to one count of possession of unlawfully taken antlered deer in Justice of the Peace Court 3 in Georgetown. Mr. Hyson was fined $1,245, including court costs and had his Delaware hunting privileges revoked for two years.

The DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife recognizes and thanks the majority of anglers, hunters and boaters who comply with and support Delaware’s fishing, hunting and boating laws and regulations. Citizens are encouraged to report fish and wildlife and boating violations to the Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police by calling 302-739-4580.

Wildlife violations may also be reported anonymously to Operation Game Theft by calling 800-292-3030 or online at http://de.gov/ogt.

The Sussex County Post delivers news from Georgetown and southern Delaware. Follow @SussexPost on Twitter.

Related

Newsletter

Subscribe to the Sussex County Post weekly email newsletter

Comments

You are encouraged to leave relevant comments but engaging in personal attacks, threats, online bullying or commercial spam will not be allowed. All comments should remain within the bounds of fair play and civility. (You can disagree with others courteously, without being disagreeable.) Feel free to express yourself but keep an open mind toward finding value in what others say. To report abuse or spam, click the X in the upper right corner of the comment box.